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/ˈdɑːɹʊmə/ · noun
A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism..
Like a daruma doll, you knock it over and it rights itself.
This combination of piety and fun also accounts for the continued popularity of roly-poly darumas, popular doll-like figures named after Bodhidharma.
Use daruma when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Daruma means A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism..
Common synonyms include Dharma doll.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Like a daruma doll, you knock it over and it rights itself.
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